X for X-mas. – Some people say that if you use this abbreviation that you are taking the Christ out of Christmas and are offended by it.

The “X” comes from the GreekletterChi, which is the first letter of the Greek word Χριστός, which in English is “Christ“.

X-mas used as an abbreviation dates back to the 16th century.

The word “Christ” and its compounds, including “Christmas”, have been abbreviated in English for at least the past 1,000 years, long before the modern “Xmas” was commonly used. “Christ” was often written as “Xρ” or “Xt”; there are references in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle as far back as 1021.

So lighten up a little if someone uses X-mas as an abbreviation, think about the history of the word before you judge too harshly. I gleaned this information from Wikipedia.

Y – Yahoo

Did you know that the definition of a Yahoo is a person that is not intelligent or interested in culture?!

Z- Zealous

I am excited that this challenge is now over! I look forward to my next post with Zealous enthusiasm!!